Australia Hunting Seasons 2026: Deer, Duck & Quail by State

Hunting rules in Australia are set by each state. Pick a state for its season dates, bag limits, shooting hours and licence requirements, each checked against the state agency and linked to its source.

Hunting in New Zealand? See NZ seasons →

Hunting seasons by state

Victoria hunting seasons

Deer, duck and quail seasons, hog deer, hounds and pest animals.

8 season rows · Game Management Authority · open now: Pest animals, Red, fallow, chital and rusa deer, Sambar deer

View VIC seasons

New South Wales hunting seasons

State forest hunting for deer and pest animals, with no closed season.

2 season rows · NSW DPIRD · open now: Deer, Pest animals

View NSW seasons

Tasmania hunting seasons

Fallow deer by zone, wallaby, duck, quail, pheasant and muttonbird.

16 season rows · NRE Tasmania · open now: Fallow deer, Wallaby

View TAS seasons

South Australia hunting seasons

Duck and quail open seasons, with game reserve dates.

7 season rows · Department for Environment and Water

View SA seasons

Northern Territory hunting seasons

Magpie goose and waterfowl seasons, reserves and pig.

7 season rows · NT Government · open now: Magpie geese and waterfowl

View NT seasons

States with no public-land hunting scheme

Queensland: there is no public-land recreational hunting scheme to map. Hunting is on private land with the landholder's permission.
Western Australia: there is no public-land recreational hunting scheme to map. Hunting is on private land with the landholder's permission.
ACT: there is no public-land recreational hunting scheme to map. Hunting is on private land with the landholder's permission.

Licence, firearms and permission rules still apply; check the state agency.

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Hunting in New Zealand? See New Zealand game bird, deer and Canada goose seasons.

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